INTEGER DATA TYPE+PAL

Query 1)I am creating table in oracle 8.1.7 as
Create table tablea
(fielda INTEGER NULL
Can anybody tell me what is max number of digits that can be stored in fielda.?
I mean INTEGER stands for what in terms of NUMBER datatype.
Query 2)I would be planning to migrate to oracle 9.2
So do I have to make anychange in Scripts for creating new fields of integer datatype.
Say after migrating to oracle 9.2
I want to add the New field fieldb of same type as fielda
So if I put as
Alter table tablea
Add fieldb INTEGER NULL
is it ok ??
or do i have to change something to NUMBER(p) to make it as same type as of fielda
Someone suggested me NUMBER is of different type in Oracle 9.2 than in 8.1.7
I am not 100% sure if anybody has faced such problem your suggestion is appreciated.
Please help...
Regards
Mahesh

This is how INTEGER is defined in Oracle:
subtype INTEGER is NUMBER(38,0);
So, it is nothing but a NUMBER datatype with the maximum precision.

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